The industrial revolution that occurred during the 19 th century brought unprecedented economic prosperity for the United States which not only allowed the inhabitants of the New World a more discerning lifestyle but it also enabled them to cultivate musical tastes. The score even requires me to improvise at one point!” Michal Rataj’s piano concerto will give me one of my first opportunities to play truly current music, moreover, music written by my contemporary and friend which may well surprise the audience not only for its originality, but also for its sheer beauty. On the other hand, the Prague Spring is one of the world’s elite festivals, and to perform at the event would be an honour for any musician, even more so in my case, given that I will be joining another national treasure – the Czech Philharmonic, along with conductor David Robertson. Kahánek himself states that he is looking forward immensely to his twofold appearance at this Prague Spring concert: “ On the one hand it was at this festival – or, more precisely, during the festival competition – that my concert career began in 2004. “ As a composer I have always been fascinated by quests like this,” he adds. 4 for orchestra, choir and solo piano is one of his greatest works,” says Prague Spring Programme Director Josef Třeštík. “ Ivo is a first-rate soloist of traditional scores who has embarked upon a quest in a sphere of music considerably more recent,” states Michal Rataj. 4 by Charles Ives. “ Together with Gershwin, Ives is a fundamental American composer of the first half of the 20 th century, and his monumental, daring and, at the same time, poignant Symphony No. One of the most eminent Czech pianists on the music scene today, Kahánek will be appearing twice during this festival programme when he performs the piano concerto Movis by contemporary Czech composer Michal Rataj and then the solo part in Symphony No.

The audience has a wonderful evening in store with a concert given by the Czech Philharmonic and American conductor David Robertson, the Prague Philharmonic Choir and Ivo Kahánek. The event will also be supported by local djs and rappers.Monumental, daring and, at the same time, poignant

He has worked with various artists across the globe: Dj Swerve, Out Da Ville, Grandmaster Melle Mel and The Suga Hill Gang to name just a few.Xidus also performs all across the U.K. The support will be provided by WJDN and Dj Squeeze, another Polish rapper, along with his friends, which will warm you up just before Fokus' performance.Īnother supporting artist is Xidus Pain, a Peterborough artist who has been rapping for over 10 years. Now Fokus shifts his attention to Peterborough for the very first time. One of the founding members of the Paktofonika and Pokahontaz crews, with his emotive, extraordinary and encompassing lyrics, together with exceptional style Fokus has become one of the most established Master of Ceremonies on the Polish Rap scene. Where there's clarity, there is Fokus.Proudly representing for the last 10 years Fokus is one of the most recognised Polish Hip-Hop artists today. Impreza odbedzie sie 24 kwietnia 2010 w klubie Dissident w Peterborough. Mieszkancy P'boro, rapujacy juz ponad 10lat, dajacy koncerty w prawie wszystkich wazniejszych lokacjach w U.K.ĭo tego support przez lokalnych mc-i i dj-i. Kolejnym artysta bedzie angielski mc Xidus Pain oraz beatboxer Mr. Doskonale wspierajaca wiele polskich koncertow w U.K. Polska ekipa na codzien mieszkajaca w Londynie. Support bezposrednio przez Fokusem zapewni WJDN, Stara Banda i Dj Squeeze. Charakterystyczny glos, oryginalny styl i niebanalne teksty, juz od wielu lat zapewniaja mu silne miejsce wsród najbardziej liczacych sie MC polskiego rapu. Jeden z bardziej rozpoznawalnych polskich artystow hip-hopowych pierwszy raz w Peterborough. Polish version - scroll down for english one

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